Geotab

IT Cloud Operations Engineering Specialist

Geotab

full-time

Posted on:

Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇮🇹 Italy

Visit company website
✨ AI Apply
Apply

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSBigQueryChefCloudFirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxMySQLPostgresPythonSQLTerraformVMware

About the role

  • Deploy scheduled and emergency patches and upgrades, minimizing service disruption.
  • Configure, monitor, research, and troubleshoot in a high-availability environment to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
  • Provision, maintain, scale, and configure new servers and systems in hosted cloud environments, optimizing performance and scalability.
  • Monitor data flow through multiple data-processing environments, identifying and resolving issues to maintain data integrity and availability.
  • Participate in on-call rotation to support and maintain our cloud infrastructure 24/7, responding to outages based on standard procedures to ensure continuous service availability.
  • Manage cloud resource lifecycle processes, creating and updating standard procedures for provisioning, decommissioning, and maintenance activities to ensure efficient resource management.
  • Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to support cloud operations activities, providing insights for performance optimization and decision-making.
  • Maintain Geotab’s internal server inventory, ensuring compliance with standard requirements through implementation, monitoring, and auditing.
  • Automate repetitive tasks using appropriate scripting languages and tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
  • Monitor monthly data center and cloud costs, create optimization dashboards and thresholds, and identify cost-saving opportunities to ensure cost-effectiveness of physical and cloud resources.
  • Administer and maintain our VMware vSphere environment, including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, and virtual machine management.
  • Configure and manage virtual storage (vSAN) and virtual networking (NSX-T) to ensure optimal performance and connectivity.
  • Develop and execute migration plans for moving workloads between on-premises VMware and Cloud (GCP, AWS).
  • Provide technical security team members with insight regarding technical controls and tool effectiveness to ensure robust security measures.
  • Research data and operational discrepancies based on customer and support team feedback, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with internal departments to enhance operation-related processes, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of cloud operations.
  • Implement and integrate AI technologies to improve operational efficiency and automate processes.
  • Research and recommend AI-driven solutions to enhance monitoring, analysis, and decision-making in cloud operations.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience working in IT/Cloud Operations.
  • Updated with the latest trends and developments in AI to continuously improve cloud operations practices.
  • Experience with IP Networking, Network Security, Firewalls, and Load Balancing in cloud environments.
  • Experience maintaining applications in a Linux and Windows environment.
  • Experience with cloud-based IaaS, PaaS, and/or SaaS, preferably Google or AWS.
  • Experience designing and implementing system automation for monitoring and deploying purposes.
  • Experience with Database Administration, query analysis, and performance tuning for MS-SQL cluster/MySQL clusters/PostgreSQL, BigQuery.
  • Experience with continuous integration, log collection and analysis, and version control systems like GitHub, Gitlab.
  • Strong scripting skills: Bash Shell, PowerShell, Python.
  • In-depth knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies, including vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi.
  • Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef).
  • Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
  • Strong interpersonal relationship-building skills.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem-solve to well-judged decisions.
  • Technical competence using software programs, including, but not limited to, Google Suite for business (Sheets, Docs, Slides).
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (Computer/IT).
  • Preferred associate cloud certification related to cloud architecture (GCP, AWS), VMware certifications (e.g., VCP)
  • Professional certification in IT (GCP, AWS) is highly valued.
Benefits
  • Flex working arrangements
  • Home office reimbursement program
  • Electric vehicle purchase incentive program
  • Medical benefits offered to you and family members
  • Online learning and networking opportunities
  • Subsidized fitness membership
  • Co-pay tuition reimbursement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
cloud operationsscriptingdatabase administrationsystem automationmonitoringperformance tuningnetwork securityload balancingvirtualizationconfiguration management
Soft skills
organizational skillsinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solvingrelationship-building
Certifications
associate cloud certificationVMware certificationprofessional certification in IT